Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 05-09, female
Lesotho
11.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
11.0%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
55th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Population ages 05-09, female over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 11.2% against 11.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 14.9% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 15.1% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 14.1% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.6% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 12.6% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.9% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 11.2% against 11.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?
- Lesotho ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.